The United Nations

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and strong Institutions

Overview

This Power Point presentation explains the structure of the UN system and the type of work it does to achieve its aims. It also gives a short overview of the UN history and introduces the key agencies within the UN system.

Humanities

1 hour

13 – 21 years old

Plenum

Objectives

Learning Objectives

– To introduce the aims of the United Nations

– To introduce the key agencies within the United Nations system

– To understand the work of the United Nations

Behavioural competences

Conflict resolution behavior

Critical thinking

Be an active citizen

Reflections

What would the world look like without the UN?

How integration and cooperation creates peace

Decision making process at local, national, global level

Lifelong learning key competences

Social and civic competencies

Preparation

Read and understand the notes for each slide before showing the power point presentation.

Instructions

Evaluation

The first part of the work sheet is to be completed before class, but the remaining parts are to be used for summing up and evaluating the theme in class.

Followup suggestions

Look at the other exercises connected to goal no. 16 Peace, Justice and strong Institutions

Ideas for actions

“Make your voice heard and vote in your country’s elections”, “Be passionate about your country’s decisions, and remain peaceful when standing up for what you believe in”. Find more ideas for actions in the: “170 good ideas for daily actions to transform our world” here: http://www.youneedtoknow.ch/